It was the Estey-Welte Corporation, and began when George Gittins, owner of the entirely separate Estey Piano Company (The Bronx, NY), acquired the American assets of the Welte Company seized during World War I. In 1926 another company used the name Estey. Jacob Estey saw the manufacturing and sale of these instruments, later known as American reed organs, as a new business opportunity. In advertising copy the company claimed to have been building organs since 1846. Estey & Company, Estey Organ Company-and finally, Estey Organ Corporation. In 1855, Estey organized the first manufacturing company to bear his name, Estey & Greene-followed by Estey & Company, J. Despite having no musical talent or skills as an inventor, Jacob Estey grew the company into a great success, giving up the plumbing business. When the renters ran short of cash, Estey took an interest in the business in lieu of rent, eventually becoming sole proprietor. He died in 1890.Ībout 1850, Estey built a two-story shop in Brattleboro and rented it out to a small company that manufactured melodeons. He soon bought the shop, beginning a long career as a successful businessman. In 1835 he arrived in Brattleboro, Vermont at age 21 to work in a plumbing shop. Jacob Estey (1814–1890) born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, ran away from an orphanage to Worcester, Massachusetts, where he learned the plumbing trade. History Jacob Estey Estey Organ Company ( Brattleboro, Vermont) 1891 map from Sanborn Map Company Jacob Estey Estey also produced pianos, made at the Estey Piano Company Factory in New York City. Estey built around 500,000 to 520,000 pump organs between 18. At its peak, the company was one of the world's largest organ manufacturers, employed about 700 people, and sold its high-quality items as far away as Africa, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. The Estey Organ Company was an organ manufacturer based in Brattleboro, Vermont, founded in 1852 by Jacob Estey. Pipe organs, Theatre organs, Electronic organsĮstey Piano Co., Welte Mignon Corp., Welte Organ Co., North American Discount Co., Estey-Welte Securities Co., Eswell Realty Corp., Magna Electronics Co. Pump organs (Melodeon, American reed organ)
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